Pope Francis has called for a genocide investigation into Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza. In a book released this week, the pontiff has expressed deep concern for Palestinians suffering from famine and a lack of aid, noting the tragedy unfolding in Gaza. He said, “What is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of […]
Family members of an Al Jazeera cameraman have started a hunger strike until he is allowed to leave the Gaza Strip to get medical treatment. Fadi al-Wahidi was wounded severely on Oct. 9 in a direct Israeli attack and has been denied treatment for more than a month. His mother Hibe al-Wahidi, spoke to Anadolu […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US announced new sanctions on Monday against illegal Israeli settlers and entities over extremist settler violence in the occupied West Bank. The Treasury Department designated three individuals and three entities involved in settlement-related activities in the West Bank, according to a statement. The sanctions tar...
BEIRUT (AA) – At least 26 people have been killed and dozens injured as Israel launched fresh airstrikes in southern Lebanon, local media said. Israeli fighter jets conducted 10 airstrikes in the city of Nabatieh, leaving eight people dead and injuring several others, the state news agency NNA reported. Six medics were also killed in [&h...
BEIRUT (AA) – Lebanon has suspended in-person classes at schools in Beirut and surrounding areas after Israeli airstrikes hit the center of the capital, Minister of Education Abbas Halabi announced Sunday. Schools and higher educational institutions will be closed Monday and Tuesday in Beirut and Chouf, northern Metn, Baabda and Aley. Th...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Four Palestinians, including two children, were killed early Monday in an Israeli airstrike targeting their tent in an area designated by Israel as a “safe humanitarian zone” in the southern Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli warplanes struck the tent in the Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Hamas mourned the death of Mohammad Afif, Hezbollah’s media relations chief, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike Sunday in Beirut. “The assassination of a political media figure will not silence the voice of resistance but will instead expose the deep moral chasm in which the occupation lies,” Hamas said in a […...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israeli police arrested three people on Sunday over the launch of flash bombs on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home in northern Israel. Two flash bombs fell into the garden of Netanyahu’s home in Caesarea on Saturday. Neither Netanyahu nor his family were inside the house. No damage was reported. The Israeli public broadc...
BERLIN (AA) – German police detained several demonstrators in Berlin on Saturday during a protest against Israel’s attacks on Gaza. More than 1,000 people gathered in the German capital to express solidarity with Palestinians and protest Israel’s continuing attacks on Gaza. Carrying Palestinian flags, the crowd marched with banners readi...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Thousands of demonstrators gathered Saturday in Stockholm to protest Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, condemning Western governments for supplying weapons to Israel despite civilian casualties. The rally, held in the Odenplan area, was organized by several civil society groups and drew 2,000 participants. Proteste...
